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Vincent L. Osborne
Vincent L. Osborne

New York Times, Saturday, June 24, 1978

47-Across : Glacier in Alaska

Author:
Vincent L. Osborne
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Vincent L. Osborne has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,542
Across
1
Spellbound : RAPT
5
Trig., geom., etc. : MATH
9
Musical Count : BASIE
14
Business-letter phrase : INRE
15
"That's ___ learning I desire": Burns : ATHE
16
Related on Mom's side : ENATE
17
Kiln or oast : OVEN
18
Sharp : KEEN
19
Not illicit : LEGAL
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S O S and Mayday : DISTRESSSIGNALS
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Name meaning "the highest" : ELI
24
Song lyricist Harbach : OTTO
25
N.Y.C. court tournament : NIT
26
Track event : DASH
28
Pakistani language : URDU
30
Join the Aspen set : SKI
33
"Monkey see, monkey do" : APERY
35
Inflated with air : PNEUMATIC
37
Galvanizing agent : ZINC
38
Secret stuff : CODES
39
Strong wind : GALE
40
Live, as cattle : ONTHEHOOF
42
Trial's partner : ERROR
43
Anatomical duct : VAS
44
Hook for landing fish : GAFF
45
Surgery reminder : SCAR
46
Mariner : TAR
47
Glacier in Alaska : MUIR
49
Rover's complaint : YIP
52
In the manner of a tortoise : SLOWLYBUTSURELY
57
Shinto temple gateway : TORII
58
___ were (so to speak) : ASIT
59
Kind of criminal trial : OYER
60
No longer together : APART
61
1.6093 kilometers : MILE
62
Ancient man of Iran : MEDE
63
Scarlett, for one : BELLE
64
Maple genus : ACER
65
Sweetened beverages : ADES
Down
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___ Janeiro : RIODE
2
Hammering block : ANVIL
3
Faces on bills : PRESIDENTS
4
Omar's product : TENT
5
"He ___ me to lie down ... " : MAKETH
6
Atoll explosion : ATEST
7
Most popular film ever produced : THESOUNDOFMUSIC
8
Rhode Island Reds : HENS
9
Where Waterloo is : BELGIUM
10
As to : ANENT
11
Tale of heroism : SAGA
12
Romance lang. : ITAL
13
Elusive ones : EELS
21
Blushing or flushing : ROSY
22
Southern constellation : INDUS
27
Roguish : ARCH
29
Ridge of coral : REEF
30
Like one in love : STARRYEYED
31
Code word for "k" : KILO
32
Cake decorator : ICER
33
Smallest Soviet sea : AZOV
34
San Juan pineapple : PINA
35
Magician's word : POOF
36
Site of the Taj Mahal : AGRA
38
Not trustful : CHARY
41
"Liberté, ___, fraternité" : EGALITE
42
Color of raw silk : ECRU
45
Cassandra, to Hector : SISTER
46
Pirouette : TWIRL
48
Useful : UTILE
50
___-France : ILEDE
51
Combustible heaps : PYRES
52
Blind shot : STAB
53
Long, easy stride : LOPE
54
Spoken : ORAL
55
Bear Bryant's boys : BAMA
56
Il Duce once ruled here : ROMA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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